Inspirational Songs? That's weird. It should be motivational sports movie songs like Rocky and Karate Kid, that'd be awesome. On to the judging and the ranking for this week.
Michael Johns singing Dream On. He could really solidify himself as the front runner tonight. Good choice. Wow, that guitar is really loud in the mix. He's doing really well. It was totally solid. Not perfect, but really solid. Great performance. His stock is really rising in my book. Grade A-
Syesha singing some Fantasia song. Why pick a song people don't know? And why pick a past American Idol's song? She's actually doing fairly well, but I'm not sure it really connected. Ha, Randy just said it lacked a special connection. What's up with the judges repeating me? Grade B
Jason Castro singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Oh crap! He's going to sing the Israel Kamakawiwo'ole version. I love that version. I hope he can pull it off. It'll kill. Oh, it's working! Awesome. Dude, this is awesome. His falsetto was great. That was great! People will totally remember that one. I loved it! Grade A
Kristy Lee Cook singing Martina McBride. Watch, it'll be an easy version of the song to sing. She sounds really good low. She's singing medium high. Uh, this is working. She's singing with conviction. Whoa, this is a really good song. She's just a little off pitch. She hit the big note. Oh, the choir just came in. What a great arrangement. Oh crap, this is really good. What the heck? That was great. Grade A
David Cook singing an Our Lady Peace song. I'm not sure about this choice. Wow, this sounds like crap. And the song is totally dum too. "We are all innocent"? Yeah right. That sucked. Grade C-
Carly singing Queen's The Show Must Go On. Uh, this is a risk. She's doing okay. Man, I just don't like her upper register at all. Wow, that's a mess. Man, don't go up at all, please. Wow, there were some notes she didn't even know what to hit. Why do these judges even like her voice? She sucked. Grade C-
David Archuletta singing a ballad. Ha, I'm funny. His voice just is sounding weird to me now. What is this song? He sounds okay. So what. Grade B
Brooke singing You Got a Friend by Carly Simon, which she totally is like. She sounds good low. She's some sort of character to her voice that works. But this song isn't that great. This is boring. This is really boring. She's going to be totally venerable this week. It's gonna be her or Syesha for sure. Grade C+
Ranking:
1. Jason Castro
2. Kristy Lee Cook
3. Michael Johns
4. David Archuletta
5. Syesha
6. Brooke
7. Carly
8. David Cook